WelshBloke
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- Jan 12, 2005
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I don't know if its getting blown out of proportion but I think we need to have objective studies. Failure rates, complaint rates, etc.This is seriously an issue.
My friend at work has a bent phone and claims he did nothing but have it in his pockets with it. He has no idea how it happened.
Regardless of your loyalty to a company, if you can bend a phone in your pocket without knowing - that isn't good.
And to top it off - He lost cellular connectivity this morning with the update and had to do a restore through iTunes to fix it.
Not a good start. I am sure you are right, its probably being blown out of proportion, but there are legitimate concerns at the moment.
The new iPhone is so yawn-inducing. Put it beside HTC designs and it is nearly identical. Tim Cook sucks. I can't say that enough. Tim Cook sucks.
Oh, and be careful, this one bends too!
I used to be able to quickly identify an iPhone in the public. Now with the iPhone 6, I can no longer tell if the person is holding an iPhone or other android phone.
If you sell 10 million phones and a few thousand people have an issue - not an issue.
The new iPhone is so yawn-inducing.
You know, it's kind of an off-topic but I was very surprised to see most Note 3 owners carrying their phones without casing. I thought that phone would surely needs a case. For whatever reason most S4/S5 I've seen in the wild are in cases on the other hand. iPhone 5/5s are of course all encased. 5c are often seen naked.If having a case is a necessity you can't really claim its so thin because the case essentially becomes part of the overall thickness.
You know, it's kind of an off-topic but I was very surprised to see most Note 3 owners carrying their phones without casing.
I'd never put a phone that big in my front pocket anyway. I can already imagine that thing stabbing me in the thigh and hip while i'm sitting. The plastic phone obviously will not retain the bent shape like the aluminum phone, but the discomfort level is still there, and the thing is still being warped in your pocket, which can't be good for it in the long run. Just one more reason why some people would prefer a non-phablet phone.
I know a lot of people here really like the bigger phones, but you really have to be ready make a few concessions to have one. Even if it technically fits in your front pocket, you should know it's not a fantastic idea to put it there. These reports of bent iphones should go to show you how much stress all phones are constantly under while they're riding in your pocket.